Effect of Combined Kendell and McKenzie on Brachial Plexus Mechanosensitivity in Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05578547
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
this study will apply a modified cervical exercise that combined McKenzie's and Kendall's exercises, consisted of neck extension exercises and stretching of the pectoralis muscles at the same time. Although they only required a short time to complete, the exercises proved being effective in improving forward head posture.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Combined Kendell and McKenzie Postural Correction Exercises on Brachial Plexus Mechanosensitivity in Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: combined Kendell and McKenzie cervical posture correction exercises, ultrasound, hot packs, cervical extensors stretching and strengthening exercise.
- Other: ultrasound, hot packs, cervical extensors stretching and strengthening exercise.
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Start date
- 2022-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2023-02-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 50 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Egypt
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Sixty subjects of both genders will be recruited in the study. 2. The age of the recruited subjects will be ranging from 25 to 50 years old 3. Subjects having neck pain symptoms provoked by neck postures, neck movement, or palpation of the cervical musculature, for at least the last 3 months ) 4. Subjects with a craniovertebral angle (CVA) of less than 54º 5. Subjects with a BMI between 25-30 ) Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of previous injury of the neck 2. History of surgical intervention at the neck 3. History of inflammatory joint disease affecting facet joints 4. Neurological disorders such as cervical spondylosis, spondylolythesis or disc prolapse 5. Rheumatic diseases. 6. Cancer patients. 7. Patients who received pain medication or physical therapy for their neck pain during the last 3 months 8. Patients who are unable to perform the exercises.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05578547